Membership

WELCOME

New Members from June

Matthew Dewey of Explore St. Louis Alex Corrigan of Corrigan Company John (IV) Fabickof Fabick CA and Caren Fabick Miriam Garcia of AT&T Joseph Gianino of Wells Fargo Advisors and Kristin Gianino of Special School District Mark Hoofnagle of Washington University in St. Louis and Jennifer Toll of Saint Louis University Jeff Jensen of Husch Blackwell and Nancy Jensen of Lions Head Christopher Klages of Gladys Manion, Inc. Josh Massie of NetJets Justin May of Deloitte Peter Moynihan of Vertical Garden Supply Jeffrey Mueller of Centene and Janan Mueller of J. Pupillo LLC Tanner Smith of Benjamin F. Edwards and Whitney Smith of Boeing Brandon Stanley of Fabick CAT and Breezy Stanley Artur Wagrodzki of Artur Express, Inc. and Danuta Wagrodzki of GHC Services, Inc. John Yannakakis of Solar Generation MW

MEMBERSHIP MIXER

SAVE the DATES

The Missouri Athletic Club Membership Mixer occurs on the first Thursday of every month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at alternating Clubhouses. All Members are invited to bring a new, prospective member to learn more about the Club, interact with the Membership committee and Board Members and take a tour of the Clubhouse. Aug. 4 | Downtown Clubhouse Club Members can contact Sept. 1 | West Clubhouse Oct. 6 | Downtown Clubhouse

Club Members can contact Membership Director Rodney Stoyer at rstoyer@mac-stl.org or 314-539-4429 to make a reservation and to register guests.

THE MAC: WHERE WOMEN BELONG

Now more than ever, the Missouri Athletic Club is the place to be. Membership is reaching record numbers for the first time in a decade, and Members are enjoying shared experiences in the spirit of excellence, service and tradition. Almost 2,400 female Members use Club facilities today, and nearly 400 have joined the Club in the past two years. Women in all stages of life are discovering that valuable female fellowship can be found right here at the MAC!

Whether a Member wants to create new friendships, expand their professional network, discover other moms with active kids, enhance their health and fitness routine or explore new ways to enjoy the Club in their free time, the MAC is where women belong.

It’s been 34 years since welcoming Olympian Jackie Joiner-Kersee as the first female Member and more than a decade since founding the Women’s Initiative Group (WIG). Over the years, female Membership has grown at the Club, increasing the relevance and significance of the group. WIG has become instrumental in helping women, both new and long-time Members, to feel welcomed and represented at the Club. Through these efforts, women’s thoughts and voices have become ingrained into everyday Club life and leadership by dedicated female board Members, staff members and frequent Club-goers.

In addition to fostering an inclusive community for women, the WIG hosts a variety of events to engage female Membership. Annual signature events, such as the Women of Distinction Luncheon and Holiday Sip & Shop, bring women together to celebrate each other’s achievements at festive, social gatherings.

Newly-elected Governor Jodi Petersen has been involved as Chair of the Women’s Initiative Group (WIG) for three years, leading a group of active women behind the planning of these meaningful events. “We recognize that with the number of female Members of all ages frequenting the MAC, we have a resurgence of interest in our original purpose to promote connection and engagement amongst female Members – and to ultimately recruit more great women to our valuable female community by joining the Club. This really is a place where women can enjoy and thrive.”

WIG LEADERSHIP

The WIG Steering Council is comprised of a core group of female Members that plan events and guide WIG involvement. Women interested in taking an active role in ensuring female presence at the Club are invited to join the WIG Steering Council.

In addition to its signature events, the WIG hosts monthly Ladies’ Lunches, Coffees and Happy Hours to encourage female Members to meet one another and learn about the many ways women utilize and enhance the Club. Members like Lauren Hieger (joined in 2021) and Laura White (joined in 2015) have attended these lunches and coffees over the last several months, each looking to engage with fellow female Members over shared interests. The casual and frequent format of these social gatherings affords busy women the opportunity to regularly join fellow female Members at the Club without commitment. Member Teresa Wheeler (joined in 2003) is new to the WIG Steering Council and shares, “It is exciting to see the Club grow and enhance female Membership through [efforts started by] the Women’s Initiative Group. The WIG Steering Council is planning a variety of engaging activities to connect our community of female Members of all ages and interests. As a Member since 2003, the female Membership has grown significantly. We now have a great opportunity to network, informally mentor and share in social time to capitalize on this momentum.”

All Ladies’ events and WIG-sponsored activities across the Club are open for all women MAC Members to attend. To learn more about these opportunities, visit the “Women at the MAC” webpage under the “Social” tab on the MAC website.

To learn more about the WIG Steering Council, please contact WIG Staff Liaison Kara Kelpe at kkelpe@mac-stl.org or 314-539-4408.

UPCOMING LADIES’ EVENTS

AT THE MAC

Register online at mac-stl.org. Ladies’ Happy Hour at the Jack Buck Grille Downtown Clubhouse, Aug. 10, 4-6 p.m. Ladies’ Coffee in 1903 Bar West Clubhouse, Aug. 24, 8-10 a.m. Ladies’ Lunch in Sportsman’s Club Downtown Clubhouse, Sept. 21, 11:30 a.m. Women of Distinction Luncheon Downtown Clubhouse, Oct. 7 Save the date!

50-YEAR MEMBERS

Congratulations to our 50-year Missouri Athletic Club Members. The Club thanks you for your dedication to continuing the Club’s traditions and truly enriching lives for generations.

Members are listed below in order of the date they joined.

‘40s

Shirley Sher and Donald Nies.

‘50s

Jack Bodine, Roger Altvater, Anthony Bommarito, Joseph McGlynn, Robert Wunderlich, Edward Corich, Joan Sheehan, Benjamin Bishop, Darlene Roland, Sally Bakula, Joseph Lipic, Susanne Shepherd, Patricia Rebholz, Patricia Zitzmann, Jacqueline Kriegshauser, William Bouchein, Leo Pelligreen, James Breckenridge, Robert Millman, Richard Knight, Rene’ Lusser and J. Robert Keightley.

‘60s

Harry Gershenson, Forrest Murphy, Fred Brown, Walter Wittenberg, Karl Hoagland, John Rolwing, Donald Gunn, William Lange, Midge Krueger, Robert Flynn, Michael O’Keefe, James Maender, Daniel Richardson, Michael Ross, Jack Pohrer, Roger Placke, Anthony Ribaudo, Edward Barnidge, Cicardi Bruce, John Steuby, Thomas Walsh, William Bowersox, Sue Ann Ebanues, Rhoda Hochman, John Brennan, Frank Pellegrini, Carl Stifel, Robert Stelmach, C. Baker Cunningham, Patricia Dino, John Gorman, Patrick Boyle, Edward Smith, Edwin Fowler, Thomas Archambault, Lee Hanley, Elizabeth Riethmann, Gary Pohrer, Joseph Touhill, William Schawacker, Roisin Hughes, Ted Jacoby, David Ganz, Henry Schwartz, Charles Galli, Thomas Herrmann, John Rabenau, Thomas Guignon, Gary Gaertner, Donald Schlapprizzi, Louis Maull IV, Justin Williamson, Michael O’Reilly, Geoffrey Miller, Frank Bush, Gerard Germain, Hugh Murray, J. Thomas Dunn, Dale Ross, A. William Altvater, Bill Willert, Harry Crisp, Richard Sauget, Logan Mock, Paul Weil, Robert Schmieder, George Fitzsimmons, Joseph Niemann, Jay Haines, Edgar Sparks, R. J. Haffner, Shirley Graham and William Suntrup.

‘70s

James Sheets, Harvey Schneider, Barry Weinberg, James Coleman, George Albin, Pierce Powers, Martin Schwarze, Mark Bahn, E. Tracy Beckette, Garret Meyer, Sandra Keller, William Eckert, Barbara Conway, William McDowell, Margaret Bayliss, John Riley, Edward Goedeke and David Schrader.

MAC 150 CLUB

Congratulations to the MAC 150 Club Members. The Club thanks you for your continued devotion and service to the MAC.

A Member becomes eligible for admittance to the MAC 150 Club when the sum of their age and the number of years they have been an MAC Member equals at least 150.

Roger Altvater, Sally Bakula, Ben Bishop, Jack Bodine, Tony Bommarito, Bill Bouchein, James Breckenridge, Ed Corich, Jacqueline Kriegshauser, William Lange, Joe Lipic, Joe McGlynn, Don Nies, Darlene Roland, Joan Sheehan, Susanne Shepherd, Shirley Sher, John Steuby, Bob Wunderlich and Patricia Zitzmann.

Honoring MAC’s Most Dedicated Members

On June 22, Members and guests celebrated 50-year Members and MAC 150 Club Members in the Missouri Room. To qualify for the MAC 150 Club, the sum of a Member’s age plus the number of years they have been a Member must equal at least 150. MAC 150 Club Members received a symbolic coin, and 50-year Members received a memorable pin at the dinner to honor their long-lasting dedication to the Club.

LINDA AND BARRY WEINBERG (JOINED 1971) BEAM WITH JOY AT THE 50-YEAR MEMBER DINNER. JACQUELINE KRIEGSHAUSER (JOINED 1957) AND KATE GEDDA ENJOY A DELICIOUS DINNER. JACK POHRER (JOINED 1962) FIST-BUMPS TO CELEBRATE HIS MANY YEARS AT THE CLUB.

PRESIDENT BEUMER AND JOHN RILEY (JOINED 1972) GATHER FOR A PHOTO DURING THE CEREMONY. DON NIES (JOINED 1948) STANDS DURING OVERWHELMING APPLAUSE FOR HIS COMMITMENT TO THE CLUB. PRESIDENT BEUMER HANDS JOSEPH MCGLYNN (JOINED 1953) A COIN TO HONOR HIS SERVICE AT THE CLUB.